Don't you remember the fizz in a Pepper?

Peanuts in a bottle at ten, two and four

A fried bologna sandwich with mayo and tomato

Sittin' around the table don't happen much anymore

We've gotten too complicated

It's all way over-rated

I like the old and out-dated

Way of life

Back when a "ho" was a hoe, "coke" was a Coke

And crack's what you were doing when you were crackin' jokes

Back when a "screw" was a screw, the wind was all that blew

And when you said "I'm down with that"

Well, it meant you had the flu

I miss back when

I miss back when

I miss back when

I love my records: black, shiny vinyl

Clicks and pops and white noise

Man, they sounded fine

I had my favorite stations, the ones that played 'em all

Country, soul and rock-and-roll

What happened to those times?

I'm readin' Street Slang For Dummies

'Cause they put pop in my country

I want more for my money

The way it was back then

Back when a "ho" was a hoe, "coke" was a Coke

And crack's what you were doing when you were crackin' jokes

Back when a "screw" was a screw, the wind was all that blew

And when you said "I'm down with that"

Well, it meant you had the flu

I miss back when

I miss back when

I miss back when

Give me a flat top for strumming

I want a whole world be humming

Just keep it coming

The way it was back then

Back when a "ho" was a hoe, "coke" was a Coke

And crack's what you were doing when you were crackin' jokes

Back when a "screw" was a screw, the wind was all that blew

And when you said "I'm down with that"

Well, it meant you had the flu

I miss back when

I miss back when

I miss back when